WCF Binding Info

BasicHttpBinding

Element Collection

System.ServiceModel.Channels.TextMessageEncodingBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.HttpTransportBindingElement

Support Features

• Transport-Level Security
• Message-Level Security
• WS-*Interoperability

Use if

• Need basic level of interoperability

Performance : Good

Communication

• Request/Reply
• One-Way

WSHttpBinding

Element Collection

System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransactionFlowBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.SymmetricSecurityBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.TextMessageEncodingBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.HttpTransportBindingElement

Support Features

• Transport-Level Security
• Message-Level Security
• WS-*Interoperability
• WS-*Transactions
• Reliable Sessions / Reliable Messaging

Use if

• Need WS-* level of interoperability

• Don't need duplexing

• Don't need federated security

Performance : Good

Communication

• Request/Reply
• One-Way

WSDualHttpBinding

Element Collection

System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransactionFlowBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.ReliableSessionBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.SymmetricSecurityBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.CompositeDuplexBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.OneWayBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.TextMessageEncodingBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.HttpTransportBindingElement

Support Features

• Transport-Level Security
• Message-Level Security
• WS-*Interoperability
• WS-*Transactions
• Reliable Sessions / Reliable Messaging

Use if

• Need WS-* level of interoperability

• Need Duplexing

Performance : Good

Communication

• Request/Reply
• One-Way
• Duplex

NetTcpBinding

Element Collection

System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransactionFlowBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.BinaryMessageEncodingBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.WindowsStreamSecurityBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.TcpTransportBindingElement

Support Features

• Transport-Level Security
• Message-Level Security
• WS-*Transactions
• Reliable Sessions / Reliable Messaging

Use if

• Don't need interoperability

• Is not local

• Don't need queuing

• Don't need peer networking

Performance : Better

Communication

• Request/Reply
• One-Way
• Duplex

NetNamedPipeBinding

Element Collection

System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransactionFlowBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.BinaryMessageEncodingBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.WindowsStreamSecurityBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.NamedPipeTransportBindingElement

Support Features

• Transport-Level Security
• WS-*Transactions

Use if

• Don't need interoperability

• Is local

Performance : Best

Communication

• Request/Reply
• One-Way
• Duplex

NetMsmqBinding

Element Collection

System.ServiceModel.Channels.BinaryMessageEncodingBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.MsmqTransportBindingElement

Support Features

• Transport-Level Security
• Message-Level Security
• Durable Reliable Messaging

Use if

• Don't need interoperability

• Is not local

• Need Queuing

• Don't need legacy MSMQ

Performance : Better

Communication

• One-Way

NetPeerTcpBinding

Element Collection

System.ServiceModel.Channels.PnrpPeerResolverBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.BinaryMessageEncodingBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.PeerTransportBindingElement

Support Features

• Transport-Level Security

Use if

• Don't need interoperability

• Is not local

• Need queuing

• Need peer networking

Performance : Good

Communication

• One-Way
• Duplex

MsmqIntegrationBinding

Element Collection

System.ServiceModel.MsmqIntegration.MsmqIntegrationBindingElement

Support Features

• Transport-Level Security
• Durable Reliable Messaging

Use if

• Don't need interoperability

• Is not local

• Need queuing

• Need legacy MSMQ

Performance : Better

Communication

• One-Way

WSFederationHttpBinding

Element Collection

System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransactionFlowBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.SymmetricSecurityBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.TextMessageEncodingBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.HttpTransportBindingElement

Support Features

• Transport-Level Security
• Message-Level Security
• WS-*Interoperability
• Reliable Sessions / Reliable Messaging

Use if

• Need WS-* level of Interoperability

• Don't need duplexing

• Need federated security

Performance : Good

Communication

• Request/Reply
• One-Way

WS2007HttpBinding

Element Collection

System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransactionFlowBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.SymmetricSecurityBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.TextMessageEncodingBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.HttpTransportBindingElement

Support Features

• Transport-Level Security
• Message-Level Security
• WS-*Interoperability
• WS-*Transactions
• Reliable Sessions / Reliable Messaging

Use if

• Need WS-* level of Interoperability

• Don't need duplexing

  Don't need federated security

Performance : Good

Communication

• Request/Reply
• One-Way

WS2007FederationHttpBinding

Element Collection

System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransactionFlowBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.SymmetricSecurityBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.TextMessageEncodingBindingElement

System.ServiceModel.Channels.HttpTransportBindingElement

Support Features

• Transport-Level Security
• Message-Level Security
• WS-*Interoperability
• Reliable Sessions / Reliable Messaging

Use if

• Need WS-* level of Interoperability

• Don't need duplexing

• Need federated security

Performance : Good

Communication

• Request/Reply
• One-Way